pages

Sunday, August 03, 2014

Le Royal Monceau Raffles Afternoon Tea

My summer project is to take tea in all the best places in Paris to make up for sitting around for 4 weeks with 1 leg elevated. Raffles at Le Royal Monceau is not far from l'Etoile. Monceau was recently renovated by the renown Philippe Starck.

Drama hits you right at the entrance. Fabulous flower bouquets throughout.Their Italian restaurant, Il Carpaccio is full of sea shell motifs floor to ceiling.

While I request a made-to-order cooling drink of fresh mint covered in Chateldon bubbly water and ice cubes. This has become my summer 'tea' drink of choice. The waiter kindly brought a tiny pitcher of sugar syrup unasked. Perfection.

Carol, I'm fascinated and bemused to see that all the great Paris hotels are doing the very English hotel afternoon tea tradition. I have done what you are doing all over London. Now it seems I can do the same in Paris. There is nothing prettier than an afternoon tea tray with the perfect little sandwiches and of course, the pastries. I would miss the scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam though!

Carol, I am enjoying every frame; hearing about all the different teas, inspecting the china at the different establishments; the attention to detail of your hosts. You are definitely an ambassador of good taste!

had the most delightful tea there with friends last may ... the tea cups we had were charming with fun little designs .. and a platter of quite nice macarons ... after we went to the top of the Arc for a sunset photo session .. deeeeevine

How exciting ... A tea journey of Paris. And I could go on for hours on Diana Vreeland's biographical movie. DEE-vine has crept into my regular vocabulary. I have watched about 100 times, I don't know .... It's magical. Love reading your posts, I believe I'm going in October .. Hopefully by myself. I love Paris all to myself xo

I could not get enough of tea in Paris for sure. I once went on a tea tour of Paris.Wonder if you would like to do that sometime with a small group? Love that cutered miniature teaset, want! Have you been to Deux le Abielle for tea? I think thatis how you spell it, but may not be 100% accurate. It is not far from the Eiffel Tower.I loved it.

Never get tired of tea!! These elegant places are such a delight and knowing that tea can be had for much less than a grand meal means someone like me, who is not ready for real society establishments, can still enjoy ambience and elegance. I find myself longing to experience this legendary city as you are.

And I have now received 3 Paris letters. It's hard to say how much I enjoy them, the art, the little surprises, the celebration of life. I'm thinking of a way to make a special booklet of them. Thanks for brining a bit of my favorite city to the wilds of Connecticut!!--Nora

I'm making my second cup of tea this morning and I will pretend it's in a Bristol tasse. The ParisBreakfasts tea visits are fab. What a great quest: to sip tea in all the great tea rooms in Paris. I call that soigné overload.

Wow Carol, another place for me to check out! I really want to take my husband to a nice place for tea time on our wedding anniversary. You must have been to soooo many wonderful place, could you recommend one for us to celebrate our special day? Thank you- bao-kim

What a fabulous summer diversion you have created for yourself. Hanging out in great, luxurious, beautiful hotels, and having delicious over the top afternoon teas. That smoked salmon treat looks amazing. I definitely gobble that first.

Paris Letters

♥carol gillott♥

l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, Ile de France, France

Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5. I'm still at it, now tripping over cobblestones, living in a 6th-floor garret on l'Ile Saint-Louis, Paris. Read Parisbreakfast with a hot chocolate and croissant.
I paint Paris breakfasts.